Elegance In Simplicity

Hello my crafty friends!  It's Marla back with another YouTube Video  on the CottageCutz Channel, featuring this monochromatic slimline Christmas card.  I created this card using two of the new dies from the CottageCutz September Christmas release. 

I couldn't resist using the GORGEOUS Woodland Country Church die as the center piece on this Christmas card.  My family's holiday tradition includes Christmas Eve service, so this image really is near and dear to my ever loving Christmas heart.  I thought the delicate Merry Christmas With Snowflakes die was the perfect sentiment choice and sticking with an all white, monochromatic color palette would add that extra touch of elegance to the card.  

I hope to see you over on the CottageCutz YouTube Channel to see how this beautiful card came together.  I will also be announcing the winner of the Santa's Delivery Die from the giveaway in my last video.  Maybe it's you.  Please don't forget to subscribe and ring the bell, so you don't miss any of the process videos we are sharing on our channel. 

In case you missed it, the new CottageCutz Christmas Part II release is available now and they are on sale. You can purchase the entire release bundle and save 55% or receive 30% off individual dies for a limited time.  Head over to the Scrapping Cottage to see these and all of the other beautiful dies available to help you create some amazing cards for your friends and family this holiday season.

Until next time... Marla

3 Simple Tags

Happy Tuesday Cottagecutz fans. I hope your week is going well. I have been busily crafting all weekend. I just love this time of year for paper crafts 

It’s Wendy bringing you the Today blog. Today I have 3 simple tags. Simple can be very classy and this Christmas release has no end of super fun dies to choose from

To begin with I cut 3 of the nested scalloped rectangles in 3 different colours (4” x 3/4”). I then cut in kraft card 3 nested stitched rectangles and I did the same with some patterned acetate (3” x 2 1/8”). You could get a similar affect if you used the splatter technique on your card

Next I cut out 3 half stitched rectangles and used the Slimline Hills to give them a lovely snowy affect. I am doing this to give the tags some point of interest but it also hides the glue on the acetate.

So I assembled the base of the tags, first the Nested Scalloped Rectangles, then the kraft card and acetate. I then glued the snow to hide the acetate. The hole at the top of the tag will also keep the acetate in place

I then cut the ‘Joyful Snowman’ and Santa and the trees from the ‘Special Delivery’ die set

I attached the elements to the tags with 1mm foam pads and then threaded through the ribbon

I really hope you like the tags. Have a wonderful week and I will see you on Friday with a project from the new release 

Wendy

Dies I used

Leafy Ride

Hi everyone and welcome another Monday!  I am back today sharing a slimline card using Leafy Background and one of the September 2021 releases called Santa's Delivery.

I started off by coloring the Leafy Background with copics after diecutting the die using XpressIT blending paper which is my got to when I color with alcohol marker.  I used YG63, YG67 and G46

Once I was done I colored my Santa and his Reindeer with my alcohol markers as well.  I love using them to add color to diecut pieces but of course you could always use colored paper but my preference is coloring with Copics. 

Gingerbread Cocoa House Christmas Tags

Happy crafty Sunday Scrapping Cottage friends! Melinda here with another fun, cute project featuring some of the fabulous dies from the 1st Release of Christmas! Here's a look at what I created.

 They feature the adorable Gingerbread Cocoa House die. It is one of the new dies in this season's 1st Christmas Die release. Now is the perfect time to pick them up! They are 30% off and they are terrific! They will make your holiday crafty projects look fabulous! The two tags are approximately 3.5" wide by 4.5" high. 

I started by cutting out my dies with white cardstock. I like to do this so I can color my pieces in. Here is a photo of my coloring in progress. I bought some economy markers on Amazon for coloring. They are a budget friendly alcohol marker set and do the job just fine.

Here's a look at the Gingerbread Cocoa House

as it is assembled. It doesn't have any glitter, drops or puffy paint yet.

Here's a look at the first tag. It turned out so sweet. I layered the focal die cut piece onto a scalloped tag shape I created. I then used some brown sparkly ribbon for a bow up top.

Here's a look at the tag base. I created it and then cut it out of some white cardstock, red cardstock and then out of some patterned paper I created.

For this one I layered the cute little Gingerbread Cocoa House

 piece onto the Scalloped Stitched Eyelet square die. I also cutout a piece of pink cardstock. I then used a variety of my Stickles to give all the little pieces some sparkle. I also used just a bit of puffy paint on the dollops of snow above the windows and on the handle. For the chocolate I used some of my Nuvo Clear Drops

Here's a look at the second tag. For this one, I once again started with a tag base. I used the same pieces of cardstock for the base. I then used the largest die from the Nested Stitched Doily Set die cut. I cut out a circle from the polka dot paper I created and printed out. I then layered the cute die piece onto the circle mat.

 I also added the Stitched Scallop Rectangle, with the Double Stitched Rectangle Set to the top of that. I will write the person's name on there one I get ready to give them their gift.

The Dies I used to create my tags:

Gingerbread Cocoa House

Nested Stitched Doily Set

Nested Stitched Eyelet Square Set

Double Stitched Rectangle Set

Stitched Scallop Rectangle

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Well that about covers it for today! Be sure to head over to the Cottage Cutz You Tube Channel where some of the designers will be posting videos! You can also catch us on Facebook and Instagram!

Make sure to come back by each day for some more great crafty inspiration from the super talented team. Until the next time, have a wonderfully crafty day!

Two Slimline Christmas Cards

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog.

IT'S NEW RELEASE TIME! The new Christmas dies are in the online store with 40 new designs and they are on a limited time sale at 30% off. And, Christmas Part 2 has just been released. For a limited time you can save 55% off the bundle or 30% off individual dies. 

It's not too soon to get started on your Christmas cards. And, I am usually looking for a way to get a few cards done quickly. Using two of the new designs I am presenting a way to make two easy slimline cards by using designer paper and also with ink blending.   

In the Christmas release there are 4 new slimline designs. For your viewing pleasure, I am featuring the Night Before Christmas Slimline and the Winter Scene Slimline.  So let's get started with some details of how I created my cards. 

Design Steps:

For this card, I decided to create an ink blended background. It's another way to add the "wow" effect to a card.  I used a blending brush an ink daubers along with chipped sapphire, navy,  seedless preserves, grape, wild honey and spiced marmalade inks for the blending. I used Bristol smooth cardstock for this layer. I really like the way it takes ink. 

Then I used some white acrylic paint mixed with a bit of water and splashed the background for a starry look. I added a few stars cut from white cardstock for a bit more interest. 

Next, I cut the Winter Scene Slimline die in white cardstock. I added some pale yellow cardstock behind the windows to project a warm glow. I also sponged the moon with a bit of wild honey ink. For the sentiment on this card, I decided to stamp directly on the snow bank in navy ink. 

Now I am ready for card assembly.  I attached the winter scene image with double sided tape. I decided to add some layers to this card. I used navy cardstock and then the card base is a sugarplum shade. I thought it coordinated with the purple inks I used.

 

Sugarplum card base: 9 1/4" x 3 3/4"

Navy blue layer: 9 1/8" x 3 5/8"

Image panel: 9" x 3 1/2"

To finish off my card I added some wink of stella to all the stars and trees. This one would be easy to create multiples of and each ink blended background would look just a bit different. 

Now onto card #2.

Since I had the dies in mind I was going to use, I looked through my designer paper for something with a nighttime sky. I found this one that I thought would work perfectly with the Night Before Christmas die. 

white card base: 9" x 3 1/2"

designer paper layer: 9" x 3 1/2"

Next, I cut the image from white cardstock. 

I decided I wanted a moon in this night sky so I used a 1" punch and cut one from designer paper. The paper was a lighter blue and I sponged navy ink around the edge to bring out the lighter shade. Then I stamped my ho-ho-ho sentiment. 

After I assembled the card I didn't like this moon so I cut one from white cardstock and sponged 2 shades of yellow ink. 

Now that my card elements are prepared, I am ready to start card assembly. I attached the designer paper to the card base with double sided tape.  
 

My image is next and I used a combo of double sided tape and dimensional adhesive for Santa and reindeer. I changed the moon and sponged a couple of shades of yellow ink and then stamped the sentiment. I used the 2nd largest stitched circle die for the moon.  

I also placed some of the white pieces back into the die using the inlay technique. To get the yellow light in the windows, I cut small pieces of yellow cardstock and glued them to the back of the panel. This method was a bit easier than laying in all the individual pieces. 

 

Well, that's it for me for this post. I hope I have given you a couple of ideas for ways to use the new Slimline images. This is another card that I think would be quite easy to create multiples of. See you next Saturday.  

dies I used to create cards: